What color is #112C19?

#112C19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112C19?

The RGB value is 17, 44, 25: 17 red, 44 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112C19?

The complementary color is #2C1124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112C19 color

#112C19 rgb(17, 44, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #112C19 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 17.3% green and 9.8% blue (17, 44, 25).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 44% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#112C19 color codes

HEX	`#112C19`
RGB	`rgb(17, 44, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 17.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 44%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 61%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 43%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.44, -15.71, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.44, 18.24, 149.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.307, 1.991, 1.235)`
Decimal	`1125401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112C19, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #112C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #112C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112c19; }
.text { color: #112c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 44 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112c19, #112c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112C19?: #112C19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112C19?: The RGB value is 17, 44, 25: 17 red, 44 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112C19?: The complementary color is #2C1124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.